Day 30

Okay....Where did I leave off?

Oh yeah, bread. Well, leave it to me to screw up some more. But I did find some interesting protein sources! Sugar-Free FUDGESICLES! 3 grams of protein for two bars. woo hoo. Protein and chocolaty goodness!

I also love the Gerber chicken sticks. 10 grams of protein in one little jar.


The baby food meat jars have 8 grams of protein in one TINY jar. The chicken is okay tasting, but the beef was ..... yuck... I added a teaspoon or two of ketchup and--VOILA! It was like eating a hamburger patty! Well, an obliterated patty.



One of my classmates (she had the surgery four years ago) told me about a protein drink supplement called Pro Complex by Optimum Nutrition. 55+ grams of protein. That is almost my daily requirement!

This past Saturday, hanging out with my family and ended up in Newport Beach. One of THE best gelato establishments is in NB. It is called Gelato Paradiso. They have some very YUMMY ice creams and sorbettos. I decided to give it a try....er, a sample. I licked Lemoncello, Watermelon, Chocolate Hazelnut, Cherry and Cookies & Cream. All were very tasty and went down easy. No bad reactions. No dumping. No shakes or chills, no nothing....WOO! And all I did was sample at the store and and have a taste of my family's orders. I don't expect to be placing my own order anytime soon. I just enjoyed the little bit that I got.

Sunday was a different story. My nephew's birthday. I tried a tiny sample of birthday cake. It was light and fluffy and strawberry. I tried another tiny sample. Then a third. Well, that did it....I had to run to the bathroom. I didn't vomit, but I felt like it. I got all sweaty and nauseous and dizzy. Scary. Sipped some Splenda sweetened fruit punch and felt better. Later I got hungry and ate a couple chicken sticks. I guess I ate them too fast, because I got a tummy ache and had to lay down. I had a tummy ache all the way home, too. Bummer.

Monday, I volunteered to help register students at our local high school. I ate some of my world famous chicken sticks for breakfast and drank water to keep my tummy content while I sat there. When I got home, I scrambled an egg with Ricotta (pronounced ree-GO-tha) cheese. Then I wolfed it down. BAD idea. Too much food, too fast. Got real nauseous again. I thought it was coming up for sure this time, but I managed to keep it choked down.

Still feeling my way around.....